Best starter Payara?

[Experiment397]

hey i am putting together a 125 that will have 2 jack dempseys ( females), 1 green terror, 1 green texas, 1 bristlenose pleco, 3 pictus pim catfish, and either 1 salvini or 1 convict. and i was wondering could i put a payara in there? and if not what fish dosn't go with the payara? and what species of payara? i was thinking a scomb? and where is a good place to get them from? thnx

 

[apriliarider15]

H. tatauaia or R. vulpinus but I wouldn't put them with the JDs, GT, Texas, or any other aggressive cichlid.

 

[krichardson]

I agree.

 

[Experiment397]

ok thanks, so the scomb wouldn't be good with thoose fish either?

 

[apriliarider15]

H. scomberoids wouldn't go well with those either

 

[Otherone]

Over Aggressive Cichlids will decimate the food supply - they eat more, grow faster, and eliminate competition within the tank - not to mention they create alot of waste and stress niether of which a payara can handle - Why not go with Characins? My 150's - Scomb, 2x Small Yellowtail cudas, large Yellowtail variant cuda, Red tail varient cuda, 2x Red Tail Chalceus, Red tail Puffer, Gangantic Leaf Fish, Black Ghost Knife Fish, Whiptail cat - very active non-aggressive tank. As for which Payara - Tats seem to be most adaptable to captivity from what I'm reading.

 

[manlyfish]

red tailed puffer? isn't it kinda nippy?

 

[Experiment397]

ok ya i am planning a 75 of chacins. so far it will have the payara and maybe a cuda.

 

[PayaraMan]

Payara's and cuda's are the absolute best tankmates to each other, They are also really awesome in the same tank too, Get about 4-5 Red Tailed Cuda's and 2-3 Scombs.

 

[Chris006]

hey i am putting together a 125 that will have 2 jack dempseys ( females), 1 green terror, 1 green texas, 1 bristlenose pleco, 3 pictus pim catfish, and either 1 salvini or 1 convict. and i was wondering could i put a payara in there? and if not what fish dosn't go with the payara? and what species of payara? i was thinking a scomb? and where is a good place to get them from? thnx

I had my 6" Armatus mixed in with my Ode pike, 6 polys & a Scomb. He mixed in well. Now his 8" and happy.